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BBC is free to UK viewers but ad-supported for international viewers. This seems fair to me as UK citizens are the ones funding it.
by agd 6y ago
BBC is free to UK viewers but ad-supported for international viewers. This seems fair to me as UK citizens are the ones funding it.
- marshmallow_12 6y agoexactly! we don't want just anyone reading OUR news for free;) (I'm a bit horrible that i'm happy because someone else is having a worse internet experience then me. I'll try and work on myself.)
- statstutor 6y agoI have occasionally sent BBC articles to my friends in the UK, only to find the article is blocked in the UK. I guess it's shockingly difficult to identify advertorials.
- prepend 6y agoThe marginal cost of UK vs international viewers is less than the ad revenue collected, I expect. Since the ads are the same as CNN or other for profit news agencies it also seems odd that a non-profit, government (in the English language sense, not the UK part of government sense) would have more stringent ad controls than for profit. Making a government news source profit seeking is a pretty bad plan, I think.
- throwaway3699 6y agoBBC Worldwide has always been profit seeking (because it subsidizes the UK taxpayer so the license fee can be lower). If you're not going to see the Ads, then the website also has a right to deny you access.